Louis B. Mayer
ProductionBorn Jul 12, 1884Died Oct 29, 1957
Dymer, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vyshhorod Raion, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Louis Burt Mayer (born Lazar Meir in the Russian Empire; July 12, 1884 – October 29, 1957) was an American film producer and co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios (MGM). Under Mayer's management, MGM became the film industry's most prestigious movie studio, accumulating the largest concentration of leading writers, directors and stars in Hollywood. Mayer was one of the founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Known For
Showbiz Goes to War
movie1982
Detectives
movie1928
A Midnight Romance
movie1919
Mary Regan
movie1919
The Fighting Shepherdess
movie1920
Playthings of Destiny
movie1921
The Inferior Sex
movie1920
Rat Pack
movie2022
Rose o' the Sea
movie1922
Rose o' the Sea
movie1922
Harriet and the Piper
movie1920
Harriet and the Piper
movie1920
Filmography
2025Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywoodas Self (archive footage)movie2022Rat Packas Self (archive footage)movie2019Sid & Judyas Self (archive photos)movie20091939: Hollywood's Greatest Yearas Self (archive footage)movie2004So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGMas Self (archive footage)movie2004Judy Garland: By Myselfas Self (archive footage)movie2004Checking Out: Grand Hotelas Self (archive footage)movie2003Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguinemovie1987James Stewart: A Wonderful Lifeas Self (archive footage)movie1986Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clownas Self (archive footage)movie1982Showbiz Goes to Waras (archive footage)movie1972Hollywood: The Dream Factoryas Self (archive footage)movie1952Actors and Sinas Louis B. Mayer (Woman of Sin sequence) (archive footage)movie1940I Take This Womanas Producermovie1938Another Romance of Celluloidas Self (uncredited)movie1937The Candid Camera Story (Very Candid) of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1937 Conventionas Himselfmovie1928West of Zanzibaras Presentermovie1928Detectivesas Producermovie1926Mikeas Presentermovie1925Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christas Producermovie1925Proud Fleshas Presentermovie1925Man and Maidas Producermovie19251925 Studio Touras Selfmovie1925Excuse Meas Presentermovie1924He Who Gets Slappedas Presentermovie1924Greedas Executive Producermovie1924So This Is Marriage?as Presentermovie1924The Snobas Presentermovie1924Wine of Youthas Producermovie1924Thy Name Is Womanas Producermovie1923Strangers of the Nightas Presentermovie1923The Famous Mrs. Fairas Presentermovie1923Hearts Aflameas Presentermovie1922Seeing Starsas Selfmovie1922Rose o' the Seaas Presentermovie1922The Woman He Marriedas Producermovie1921Playthings of Destinyas Producermovie1921Habitas Producermovie1920Old Dadas Presentermovie1920Harriet and the Piperas Presentermovie1920The Inferior Sexas Producermovie1920The Fighting Shepherdessas Producermovie1919Human Desireas Producermovie1919Her Kingdom of Dreamsas Producermovie1919Mary Reganas Producermovie1919A Midnight Romanceas Producermovie1918Virtuous Wivesas Producermovie1917The Great Secretas Producermovie1916Lovely Maryas Producermovie1916Dimplesas Producermovie1915Barbara Frietchieas Producermovie1915Always in the Wayas Producermovie